Filmmaker Mark Steensland has been in our newsfeed quite a bit recently. Between the world premiere of his short film The Weeping Woman this weekend at Motor City Nightmares and the news that he had just acquired the rights to the novel Tengu, we thought it was time to talk to the man himself and find out more about his projects.
Dread Central: This spring has been shaping up to be huge for you, first the world premiere of your new short film, The Weeping Woman, and now the announcement that your Chang Shao Trading Co. recently acquired the rights to the novel Tengu. You have to be riding pretty high, right?
Mark Steensland: Yes. It’s all good. We have a lot of irons in the fire right now, but that’s a requirement these days because the wheels in the film business tend to turn slowly.
DC:...
Dread Central: This spring has been shaping up to be huge for you, first the world premiere of your new short film, The Weeping Woman, and now the announcement that your Chang Shao Trading Co. recently acquired the rights to the novel Tengu. You have to be riding pretty high, right?
Mark Steensland: Yes. It’s all good. We have a lot of irons in the fire right now, but that’s a requirement these days because the wheels in the film business tend to turn slowly.
DC:...
- 4/15/2011
- by dougevil
- DreadCentral.com
It’s time for a good ole fashion revenge demon movie, isn’t it? Who better to unleash it than the Japanese on Americans for what was done at Hiroshima. That’s the synopsis for the next project from short- film director Mark Steensland. Recently he has been making some noise at movie festivals with his short film The Weeping Woman. Find out more about this project after the break.
The new film is called Tengu and it comes from the novel written by Graham Masterton of the same name. There has been no word yet on any script or production details but here is the plot taken from the book:
In Japanese mythology, Tengu is the most terrible of all demons , a living force of evil that infects its followers with the mad strength of the berserk and the capacity to survive attack from any weapon. At the close...
The new film is called Tengu and it comes from the novel written by Graham Masterton of the same name. There has been no word yet on any script or production details but here is the plot taken from the book:
In Japanese mythology, Tengu is the most terrible of all demons , a living force of evil that infects its followers with the mad strength of the berserk and the capacity to survive attack from any weapon. At the close...
- 4/12/2011
- by nyquill
- Destroy the Brain
Filmmaker Mark Steensland is certainly on a roll. Fresh on the heels of his short film The Weeping Woman hitting the festival circuit this spring comes word that Steensland and screenwriter Rick Hautala have acquired the screen rights to Graham Masterton’s novel Tengu via their Chang Shao Trading Company shingle.
From the original novel's synopsis:
In Japanese mythology Tengu is the most terrible of all demons, a living force of evil that infects its followers with the mad strength of the berserk and the capacity to survive attack from any weapon. At the close of World War II the Tengu was Japan's most terrifying secret weapon. Now the demon is unleashed again, this time in a diabolical plot to wreak vengeance on America for the mega destruction of Hiroshima. A terrifying novel of nuclear revenge.
No word yet on how Steensland and Hautala plan to approach the story or any other details yet.
From the original novel's synopsis:
In Japanese mythology Tengu is the most terrible of all demons, a living force of evil that infects its followers with the mad strength of the berserk and the capacity to survive attack from any weapon. At the close of World War II the Tengu was Japan's most terrifying secret weapon. Now the demon is unleashed again, this time in a diabolical plot to wreak vengeance on America for the mega destruction of Hiroshima. A terrifying novel of nuclear revenge.
No word yet on how Steensland and Hautala plan to approach the story or any other details yet.
- 4/11/2011
- by dougevil
- DreadCentral.com
Like most horror fans, we can be pretty cynical when it comes to our genre. We have to wade through a lot of swill to find the gems. But what I've seen come out about The Weeping Woman is leaving me with a lot of hope about newcomer Mark Steensland and his short, which stars Stephen "Evil Ed" Geoffreys (Fright Night) and DC alum Melisa Bostaph.
The teaser packs a lot of atmosphere without featuring a single frame of film, thanks to the incredible score from Fabio Frizzi (City of the Living Dead, Zombie, The Beyond), making a triumphant return to horror. Obviously, with a short weighing in at 7 mins, you can't show much without giving away the goods.
If you're a big fan of short films, especially horror, you should be really looking forward to checking this one out.
Dig on our review of The Weeping Woman here!
Visit The Evilshop @ Amazon!
The teaser packs a lot of atmosphere without featuring a single frame of film, thanks to the incredible score from Fabio Frizzi (City of the Living Dead, Zombie, The Beyond), making a triumphant return to horror. Obviously, with a short weighing in at 7 mins, you can't show much without giving away the goods.
If you're a big fan of short films, especially horror, you should be really looking forward to checking this one out.
Dig on our review of The Weeping Woman here!
Visit The Evilshop @ Amazon!
- 3/31/2011
- by dougevil
- DreadCentral.com
On April 16th, 2011, Motor City Nightmares Film Festival will be the scene for the world premiere of the latest short film by award-winning director Mark Steensland, based on a short story by Paul Kane (The Hellraiser Films and Their Legacy and Hellbound Hearts). Kane was also the writer of Dead Time, adapted into one of the better episodes of NBC's short-lived series "Fear Itself" (New Years Day).
You can check out our review of The Weeping Woman here and get more info on Motor City Nightmares here.
Personally, I think think the combo of Stephen "Evil Ed" Geoffreys (Fright Night) and music by composer Fabio Frizzi (City of the Living Dead, Zombie, The Beyond) is more than enough for any horror fan to invest their time in the 7-minute short.
Even the most A.D.D.-riddled horror fans.
Speaking of Frizzi, you can find the soundtrack for this film on iTunes.
You can check out our review of The Weeping Woman here and get more info on Motor City Nightmares here.
Personally, I think think the combo of Stephen "Evil Ed" Geoffreys (Fright Night) and music by composer Fabio Frizzi (City of the Living Dead, Zombie, The Beyond) is more than enough for any horror fan to invest their time in the 7-minute short.
Even the most A.D.D.-riddled horror fans.
Speaking of Frizzi, you can find the soundtrack for this film on iTunes.
- 3/29/2011
- by dougevil
- DreadCentral.com
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